Table 1 Socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics of study participants in the Global School Health Sample for rural Uganda, 2003
From: Suicidal ideation and associated factors among school-going adolescents in rural Uganda
| Â | Total N = 1,506 | Males N = 784 | Females N = 676 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â |
   11–13 | 13.4 (192) | 10.2 (86) | 14.3 (97) |
   14 | 21.0 (301) | 15.9 (126) | 24.0 (168) |
   15 | 29.4 (422) | 28.6 (227) | 26.7 (181) |
   16–17 | 36.2 (519) | 45.2 (345) | 35.0 (230) |
Gender | Â | Â | Â |
   Females | 46.3 (676) | - | - |
   Males | 53.7 (784) | - | - |
Worry | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 54.5 (808) | 25.1 (200) | 24.3 (163) |
   Yes | 45.6 (676) | 74.9 (584) | 75.7 (513) |
Loneliness | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 58.7 (857) | 35.5 (264) | 28.5 (190) |
   Yes | 41.3 (603) | 64.5 (520) | 71.5 (486) |
Cigarette smoking | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 94.3 (1311) | 92.1 (691) | 96.8 (620) |
   Yes | 5.7 (74) | 7.9 (55) | 3.2 (19) |
Drinking | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 82.3 (1071) | 73.4 (553) | 50.8 (518) |
   Yes | 17.7 (230) | 26.6(200) | 49.2(501) |
Parental supervision | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 36.7 (537) | 36.6 (286) | 36.7 (251) |
   Yes | 63.3 (923) | 63.4 (496) | 63.3 (425) |
Bullied | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 47.7 (610) | 44.7 (306) | 51.1 (304) |
   Yes | 52.3 (652) | 55.3 (369) | 48.9 (283) |
Seriously considered suicide | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 78.0(1066) | 78.7 (539) | 76.5 (501) |
   Yes | 22.0 (300) | 21.3 (146) | 23.5 (154) |